Saturday, December 17, 2022

Writing:
:x: 10 CREATIVITY - wtd 4/6 - :x:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 6/6 - :v:
:v: 60 STUDY - wtd 5/5 - :v:
:x: 60 WORK - wtd 2/5 - :x:
:v: 60 GAME S&D - wtd 1/1 - :v:

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 6 hours 31 min. / 5 hours - :v:

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 1 / 5 hours - :x:

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Posture: 3 x DP, subbing hip circles for the last exercise; Knee Saver: DP each side, modifying all exercises to standing, plus some additions; Sore Feet: 2 x DP; Talk to the Hand: DP; Hand Tendons: 2 x DP
:v: RUNNING - 5km - wtd 20/20 km - :v:
:v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby
:v: YOGA - dancing! - wtd 6/6 - :v:
:v: MEDITATION - wtd 7/7 - :v:
Total workout wtd: 7:42:00 / 5 hours - :v:

Reading:
:x: FICTION
:v: NON-FICTION - The Secret Perfume of Birds (Danielle J. Whittaker)

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 969 days
:v: FRENCH - 767 days
:v: WRITING - 94 days

Time Management:
:x: GOBOT
:x: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:x: GBOT
 
I've decided to switch my writing goals back to hourly targets for the week, with the exception of the 500 words goal, which will remain a 6 days a week target. The whole "X days @ Y minutes/day" thing was too cumbersome to track. Plus it caused me to miss days when I didn't have the full hour to invest and to stop after an hour's work on days when I could have done more. Plus the 10 minute creativity sessions weren't all that useful to me. I would benefit more from longer, more focussed sessions. So my targets going forward will be:

60 minutes/week creativity exercises
60 minutes/week game study and development
8 hours/week additional writing work
minimum 500 new words/day, 6 days/week (the time for this is included in the 8 hours)
5 hours per week study
1 Do Whatcha Wanna day/week
 
Sunday, December 18, 2022

Writing:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 1/6
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min.
:v: GAME S&D - wtd 60/60 min. - :v:
Total Writing Time wtd: 1 hr. 48 min. / 10 hours
:x: STUDY - wtd 0 / 5 hours

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 1 hour 26 min. / 5 hours

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Journey Before Destination: 3 x DP; Back Pain Relief: DP each side; Ankle Recovery: 2 x DP, Wrist Pain: DP, Hand Tendons: 2 x DP
:x: RUNNING - wtd 0/20 km
:v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby
:v: YOGA - Back Pain Relief - wtd 1/6
:x: MEDITATION - wtd 0/7
Total workout wtd: 0:37:30 / 5 hours

Reading:
:x: FICTION
:v: NON-FICTION - The Secret Perfume of Birds (Danielle J. Whittaker)

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 970 days
:v: FRENCH - 768 days
:v: WRITING - 95 days

Time Management:
:x: GOBOT
:v: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:v: GBOT - :star:
 
Monday, December 19, 2022

Writing:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 2/6
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min.
:x: GAME S&D - wtd 60/60 min. - :v:
Total Writing Time wtd: 2 hr. 10 min. / 10 hours
:x: STUDY - wtd 0 / 5 hours

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 2 hr. 21 min. / 5 hours

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Posture: 3 x DP, subbing hip circles for the last exercise; Knee Saver: DP each side, modifying all exercises to standing, plus some additions; Sore Feet: 2 x DP; Talk to the Hand: DP; Hand Tendons: 2 x DP
:v: RUNNING - 5 km - wtd 5/20 km
:v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby, 1 km errands
:v: YOGA - restorative - wtd 2/6
:v: MEDITATION - wtd 1/7
Total workout wtd: 1:50:00 / 5 hours

Reading:
:x: FICTION
:v: NON-FICTION - The Secret Perfume of Birds (Danielle J. Whittaker)

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 971 days
:v: FRENCH - 769 days
:v: WRITING - 96 days

Time Management:
:x: GOBOT
:v: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:v: GBOT - :star:
 
Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Writing:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 3/6
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min.
:x: GAME S&D - wtd 60/60 min. - :v:
Total Writing Time wtd: 2 hr. 35 min. / 10 hours
:v: STUDY - wtd 1 hr. 10 min. / 5 hours

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 3 hr. 4 min. / 5 hours

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:x: W/O w. NORMA
:v: RUNNING - 5 km - wtd 10/20 km
:v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby
:x: YOGA - wtd 2/6
:v: MEDITATION - wtd 2/7
Total workout wtd: 2:25:00 / 5 hours

Reading:
:x: FICTION
:v: NON-FICTION - The Secret Perfume of Birds (Danielle J. Whittaker)

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 972 days
:v: FRENCH - 770 days
:v: WRITING - 97 days

Time Management:
:v: GOBOT - :star: :star:
:x: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:x: GBOT
 
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Writing:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 4/6
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min.
:x: GAME S&D - wtd 60/60 min. - :v:
Total Writing Time wtd: 2 hr. 58 min. / 10 hours
:x: STUDY - wtd 1 hr. 10 min. / 5 hours

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 4 hr. 52 min. / 5 hours

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Posture: 3 x DP, subbing hip circles for the last exercise; Sore Feet: 2 x DP; Talk to the Hand: DP; Hand Tendons: 2 x DP
:v: RUNNING - 5 km - wtd 15/20 km
:v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby, 1.5 km errands
:v: YOGA - wtd 3/6
:v: MEDITATION - wtd 3/7
Total workout wtd: 3:28:30 / 5 hours

Reading:
:v: FICTION - Conversations with an Armory (Garth Nix)
:v: NON-FICTION - The Secret Perfume of Birds (Danielle J. Whittaker)

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 973 days
:v: FRENCH - 771 days
:v: WRITING - 98 days

Time Management:
:v: GOBOT - :star:
:x: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:x: GBOT
 
Thursday, December 22, 2022

Writing:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 5/6
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min.
:x: GAME S&D - wtd 60/60 min. - :v:
Total Writing Time wtd: 3 hr. 26 min. / 10 hours
:v: STUDY - wtd 1 hr. 45 min. / 5 hours

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 5 hr. 35 min. / 5 hours - :v:

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Back Pain Relief, Chair Edition: 1 min/exercise/side except cat/cow 1 min alternating the two; Ankle Recovery: 2 x DP; Wrist Pain: DP; Hand Tendons: 2 x DP
:v: RUNNING - 5 km - wtd 20/20 km - :v:
:v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby
:v: YOGA - wtd 4/6
:v: MEDITATION - wtd 4/7
Total workout wtd: 3:18:30 / 5 hours

Reading:
:v: FICTION - Heavies (Rich Larson)
:x: NON-FICTION

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 974 days
:v: FRENCH - 772 days
:v: WRITING - 99 days

Time Management:
:x: GOBOT
:x: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:x: GBOT
 
Friday, December 23, 2022

Writing:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 6/6 - :v:
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min.
:x: GAME S&D - wtd 60/60 min. - :v:
Total Writing Time wtd: 4 hr. 14 min. / 10 hours
:v: STUDY - wtd 2 hr. 30 min. / 5 hours

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 6 hr. 23 min. / 5 hours - :v:

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Universal Warmup: DP, DP/side last 3 ex; Total Burn 29: Level II modified; Ankle Recovery: 2 x DP; Wrist Pain: DP; Hand Tendons: 2 x DP
:x: RUNNING - wtd 20/20 km - :v:
:x: HIKING - blizzard & -35C windchill
:v: YOGA - wtd 5/6
:v: MEDITATION - wtd 5/7
Total workout wtd: 4:46:50 / 5 hours

Reading:
:v: FICTION - Heavies (Rich Larson)
:x: NON-FICTION

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 975 days
:v: FRENCH - 773 days
:v: WRITING - 100 days :happy:

Time Management:
:x: GOBOT
:v: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:v: GBOT - :star:
 
Saturday, December 24, 2022

Writing:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 7/6 - :v:
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min. - :x:
:x: GAME S&D - wtd 60/60 min. - :v:
Total Writing Time wtd: 5 hr. 39 min. / 10 hours - :x:
:v: STUDY - wtd 5 / 5 hours - :v:

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 7 hr. 14 min. / 5 hours - :v:

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Posture: 3 x DP, subbing hip circles for the last exercise; Knee Saver: DP each side, modifying all exercises to standing, plus some additions; Sore Feet: 2 x DP
:x: RUNNING - wtd 20/20 km - :v:
:x: HIKING - still -33C windchill
:v: YOGA - wtd 6/6 - :v:
:v: MEDITATION - wtd 6/7 - :x:
Total workout wtd: 5:24:20 / 5 hours - :v:

Reading:
:v: FICTION - Overburden (Genevieve Valentine)
:x: NON-FICTION

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 976 days
:v: FRENCH - 774 days
:v: WRITING - 101 days

Time Management:
:x: GOBOT
:v: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:x: GBOT
 
Sunday, December 25, 2022

Writing:
:x: 500 WORDS - wtd 0/6
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min.
:x: GAME S&D - wtd 0/60 min.
:v: DWW - cooking feast (not exactly what I wanted to be doing, but it made the parental units happy) - wtd 1/1
Total Writing Time wtd: 0 / 10 hours
:x: STUDY - wtd 0 / 5 hours

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 1 hr. 48 min. / 5 hours

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Journey Before Destination: 3 x DP; Back Pain Relief: DP each side; Ankle Recovery: 2 x DP, Wrist Pain: DP, Hand Tendons: 2 x DP
:x: RUNNING - wtd 0/20 km
:v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby (windchill only -20C this day!)
:v: YOGA - wtd 1/6
:x: MEDITATION - must stop leaving this until the end of the day, so I don't forget! - wtd 0/7
Total workout wtd: 0:37:30 / 5 hours

Reading:
:v: FICTION - Overburden (Genevieve Valentine)
:x: NON-FICTION

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 977 days
:v: FRENCH - 775 days
:v: WRITING - 102 days

Time Management:
:x: GOBOT
:v: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:v: GBOT - :star: :star:
 
Monday, December 26, 2022

Writing:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 1/6
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min.
:x: GAME S&D - wtd 0/60 min.
:x: DWW - wtd 1/1
Total Writing Time wtd: 17 min. / 10 hours
:x: STUDY - wtd 0 / 5 hours

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 3 hr. 59 min. / 5 hours

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Total Burn 30: Level I - :completed:Finally! Getting my mother through this program (with significant modifications) was a freaking nightmare. She tells me she wants to do cardio. But then she complains about every single cardio exericse (and often half-arses them so badly she might as well not even bother). I have no idea what we'll do next. I want a vacation! ; Back Pain Relief, Chair Edition: 1 min/exercise/side except cat/cow 2 min alternating the two; Sore Feet: 2 x DP; Talk to the Hand: DP; Hand Tendons: 2 x DP
:x: RUNNING - wtd 0/20 km
:v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby (windchill only -15C this day. Practically balmy!)
:v: YOGA - wtd 2/6
:v: MEDITATION - wtd 1/7
Total workout wtd: 1:02:30 / 5 hours

Reading:
:v: FICTION - Overburden (Genevieve Valentine), Weather Girl (E. J. Swift)
:x: NON-FICTION

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 978 days
:v: FRENCH - 776 days
:v: WRITING - 103 days

Time Management:
:x: GOBOT
:v: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:v: GBOT - :star:
 
Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Writing:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 2/6
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min.
:v: GAME S&D - wtd 60/60 min. - :v:
:x: DWW - wtd 1/1
Total Writing Time wtd: 1 hr. 38 min. / 10 hours
:x: STUDY - wtd 0 / 5 hours

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 4 hr. 42 min. / 5 hours

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Energy Boost: 2 x DP; Recovery: DP + added set for front leg raises; Power Pump: 3 sets done as circuit; Stretching for Back Pain Relief: 2 x DP; Binary: 1.5 x DP
:v: RUNNING - 5 km - wtd 5/20 km
:v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby
:x: YOGA - wtd 2/6
:v: MEDITATION - wtd 2/7
Total workout wtd: 2:07:10 / 5 hours

Reading:
:v: FICTION - Mines (Eleanor Arnason)
:x: NON-FICTION

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 979 days
:v: FRENCH - 777 days
:v: WRITING - 104 days

Time Management:
:x: GOBOT
:x: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:x: GBOT - Maybe in 2023 I will get serious about GBOT.
 
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Writing:
:v: 500 WORDS - wtd 3/6
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min.
:x: GAME S&D - wtd 60/60 min. - :v:
:x: DWW - wtd 1/1
Total Writing Time wtd: 1 hr. 53 min. / 10 hours
:x: STUDY - wtd 0 / 5 hours

French:
:v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 5 hr. 25 min. / 5 hours - :v:

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours

Fitness:
:v: W/O w. NORMA - Back Pain Relief, Chair Edition: 1 min/exercise/side except cat/cow 1 min alternating the two; Sore Feet: 2 x DP; Talk to the Hand: DP; Hand Tendons: 2 x DP
:v: RUNNING - 5 km - wtd 10/20 km
:v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby
:v: YOGA - wtd 3/6
:v: MEDITATION - wtd 3/7
Total workout wtd: 2:57:10 / 5 hours

Reading:
:v: FICTION - Mines (Eleanor Arnason), ZeroS (Peter Watts)
:x: NON-FICTION

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 980 days
:v: FRENCH - 778 days
:v: WRITING - 105 days

Time Management:
:x: GOBOT - hadn't gone to bed yet!
:x: WORK BEFORE PLAY - overnight gaming
:v: GBOT - :star:
 
Happy New Year
:fireworks:
 
Thursday - Saturday, December 29-31, 2022

Writing:
:v: :v: :v: 500 WORDS - wtd 6/6 - :v:
:x: CREATIVITY - wtd 0/60 min. - :x:
:x: GAME S&D - wtd 60/60 min. - :v:
:x: DWW - wtd 1/1
Total Writing Time wtd: 3 hr. 4 min. / 10 hours - :x:
:x: STUDY - wtd 0 / 5 hours - :x:

French:
:v: :v: :v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total wtd: 6 hr. 30 min. / 5 hours - :v:

Artwork:
:x:
Total wtd: 0 / 5 hours - :x:

Fitness:
:x: :v: :v: W/O w. NORMA
:v: :v: :x: RUNNING - 5 km Thursday, 5 km Friday - wtd 20/20 km - :v:
:v: :v: :v: HIKING - 3 km w. Shelby each day
:v: :v: :v: YOGA - wtd 6/6 - :v:
:v: :v: :v: MEDITATION - wtd 6/7 - :x:
Total workout wtd: 5:10:40 / 5 hours - :v:

Reading:
:v: :x: :x: FICTION - ZeroS (Peter Watts)
:x: :v: :v: NON-FICTION - Swear!ng Is G*od F*r You

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 983 days
:v: FRENCH - 781 days
:v: WRITING - 108 days

Time Management:
:x: :x: :x: GOBOT
:x: :x: :x: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:x: :x: :x: GBOT
 
Okay. Time for a reset for me. Basically just committing to actually going for my goals and not being a putz anymore.

I have restarted my Only Homemade Food challenge and will be logging my menus here: https://www.community.darebee.com/threads/only-homemade-2023.508/

I have decided to do the Omstars Feel Good Flow Challenge for the month of January (although will likely take January 13 off from this challenge as I have my own "52 for 52" workout that day, which I expect will be enough!) There are a bunch of free yoga challenges out there each year in January. I like the Yoga Download one the best of the ones I have found, since they provide 3 choices for each day, and I like a lot of their programming in general. But I have a subscription to YD so can always go back and do their January challenge classes next month. Most of the Omstars content will be behind a paywall for me again next month (and I cannot afford a subscription there), so I'm going to try to check out as much of it this month as I can. I'll report on my challenge progress to the Yoga Team.

Writing-wise I have kept up my streak, but it's not been focussed. This month's focus will be finding focus!

I like how all the little tick marks line up in my multi-day log post above, and logging multiple days at once like that saved me a significant amount of time. So I may revert to doing weekly summary posts in this thread.

Happy New Year to all my fellow Bees and best wishes for your own new year pursuits! Another of my goals it to try to keep up better with your check-in threads!
 
Sunday - Sunday, January 1-8, 2023
(An 8-day summary because, for various reasons, it's better for me to run my week Monday-Sunday.)

Writing:
:v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: 500 WORDS - total 8/7 - :v:
:x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :v: CREATIVITY - total 60/60 min. - :v:
:x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: :x: GAME S&D - total 0/60 min. - :x:
Total Writing Time: 8 / 10 hours - :x:
:v: :v: :v: :x: :x: :v: :x: :v: STUDY - total 5 / 5 hours - :v:

French:
:v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: NETFLIX
:x: FLUENZ
Total: 9 hr. 30 min. / 5 hours - :v:

Artwork:
:x: :x: :x: :v: :x: :x: :x: :x:
Total: 1 / 5 hours - :x:

Fitness:
:x: :v: :x: :x: :v: :v: :x: :v: W/O w. NORMA
:x: :x: :x: :v: :v: :v: :v: :x: RUNNING - total 20/20 km - :v:
:v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: HIKING - total 25.5 km
:v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: YOGA - total 8/7 - :v:
:v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: MEDITATION - total 8/8 days - :v:
Total workout: 6:44:00 / 5 hours - :v:

Reading:
:x: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: FICTION - The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
:v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :v: :x: NON-FICTION - Swear!ng Is G*od F*r You

Streaks:
:v: EXERCISE - 991 days
:v: FRENCH - 789 days
:v: WRITING - 116 days

Time Management:
:x: :x: :v: :x: :x: :v: :x: :x: GOBOT
:v: :v: :v: :v: :x: :x: :x: :v: WORK BEFORE PLAY
:v: :v: :v: :v: :x: :x: :x: :x: GBOT
 
My "52 for 52" workout is coming up this Friday (January 13)! Anyone want to play?

The rules:
  • You may gift me with an exercise which I must do for 52 reps or 52 seconds on my birthday.
  • If you do, you get to celebrate my birthday with me by also doing 52 reps or seconds of the same exercise!
  • The gift has to be a physical exercise. "52 burpees" is a good gift. "52 tequila shots" is not. (I will definitely not be drinking 52 shots on my birthday or any day!)
  • Yoga poses count if they are active yoga poses. e.g.: a 52-second crow pose would be a good gift, a 52-second shavasana would not be. (I will definitely be doing a nice, long--considerably longer than 52 seconds--meditation in shavasana after I have completed my birthday workout, but neither the meditation nor the shavasana qualify for any of the 52 exercises of my workout.)
  • post your gifts here in my lair
 
oneironaut said:
Count me in for a strictly 52 second sketch of something from nature (if that's not breaking the rules too much) :twirl:
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Ooh! I should totally do that on my birthday. It doesn't count as part of the 52 for 52 workout. But definitely that will be a great thing to add in. Thank you!
 
Forty-nine years ago today my family and I crossed Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls and set foot on Canadian soil for the first time. We have celebrated "Rainbow Day" on the 12th of January every year since. I try to be thankful for the many blessings of my life in Canada every day, but I set aside Rainbow Day especially to thank the people, both near and far, who have blessed my life in Canada. So to you, my fellow Bees, who support my journey through my log here in the Hive, I say :tu:
 
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